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Jeezy “679 (Remix)” (NEW MUSIC)

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Jeezy’s hopping on the Fetty Wap train. While Fetty Wap is enjoying the release of his self-titled album and recovering from a nasty motorcycle accident, he’ll have this new remix to keep his spirits high. Taking a brief break from pushing his #SundayService series, Jeezy remixes Fetty Wap’s hit single “679.” “F*ck around and have a […]

Jeezy “679 (Remix)” (NEW MUSIC)

Your Old Droog – “On The News (Tamron Hall)” [Listen]

Your Old Droog continues to be one of the most interesting new artists in rap this year. Following his self-titled EP and an one-off release called “No Message,” the Brooklyn lyricist drops an audible morsel called “On The News (Tamron Hall).”… Continue

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Scotty McCreery: How Does He Rank Among ‘Idol’ Debuts?

Country crooner’s Clear As Day tops the Billboard charts, but how does he size up against other ‘Idol’ champs? By James Montgomery Scotty McCreery Photo: Getty Images December 14, 2003. That was the date Ruben Studdard ‘s Soulful opened at #1 on the Billboard albums chart. And somewhat incredibly, it’s also the last time a debut disc from an “American Idol” champion accomplished the feat. Sure, there have been some near-misses along the way, but since Studdard, none have been able to bow at #1, a streak that spanned some 2,859 days (or 4,116,960 minutes, in case you were counting). It’s also a streak that officially came to an end on Wednesday (October 12), with the rather eye-opening #1 debut by “Idol” season 10 champion Scotty McCreery, whose Clear As Day sold nearly 197,000 copies to take the top spot. It’s the highest first-week number for an “American Idol” winner since David Cook sold almost 280,000 copies of his self-titled debut in 2008 and, given the recent lack of chart success from “Idol” champs, it’s an even more impressive feat. Because, while some “Idol” also-rans (Clay Aiken, Chris Daughtry, Adam Lambert, etc) have managed to move units, the contemporary crop of champions have suffered poor first-week sales. Thanks to the support of the country music crowd, McCreery has managed to buck that trend. But where, exactly, do Clear As Day ‘s first-week numbers rank among the debuts by other “American Idol” winners? We’ve crunched the figures, along with the chart positions, below:

Jeremih Says 50 Cent ‘Came Through’ On ‘Down On Me’

R&B singer talks to MTV News about his next possible single. By Jayson Rodriguez Jeremih Photo: MTV News Jeremih was a lonely crooner on his self-titled debut album. For his follow-up, however, the Chicago singer recruited Ludacris for the first single “I Like.” And for “Down on Me,” likely the next single from his new album All About You, Jeremih worked with 50 Cent. Jeremih said he wasn’t trying to hog the spotlight on his first project. “My first album had no features at all,” Jeremih told MTV News. “It was an unintentional thing. Me and Mick [Schultz, his producer] were the only people in the studio, so that’s just how it happened. … So for this album I definitely wanted to collaborate, get in tune with some of the artists, even on Def Jam, ’cause we have the greatest on our label. Luda came through on ‘I Like.’ 50 Cent came through on ‘Down on Me,’ which is a contestant to being my second single.” The pair never met during the recording process, but they finally came face-to-face a few weeks later when Jeremih ventured to the G-Unit offices and played his entire album for 50 Cent. “Thugs and gangsters listening to R&B, and I think they were digging it, genuinely, so it was pretty dope,” Jeremih said. On Wednesday (September 29), 50 also added his vocals to Jeremih’s track “Waiter/ The 5 Senses.” “I’m a 50 Cent fan, even from his G-Unit when he first came out with Get Rich or Die Tryin’ to movies and films and even the little short films he do with his CDs,” Jeremih said. “I think he’s dope.” What other artists would you like to see Jeremih collaborate with next? Let us know in the comments! Related Artists Jeremih 50 Cent

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Kris Allen: ‘I Didn’t Try Out For ‘Idol’ To Be #1 On iTunes’

‘I tried out for ‘Idol’ to make music,’ the show’s champ says.

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